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Union Defence Force

South African and related defence-force eras recorded on the roll. SAP, SAPS, and SWAPOL are tagged as Forces. Merchant navy and civilian war-dead are left blank. Foreign and Boer units are tagged when the regiment name is unambiguous (e.g. Australian Field Artillery → AUS).

BOER — Boer forces 5,172 COLONIAL — Colonial forces (pre-Union) 60 UDF — Union Defence Force 24,793 SADF — South African Defence Force 3,693 RSF — Rhodesian Security Forces 2,789 CDF — Ciskei Defence Force 8 SANDF — South African National Defence Force 985 SAP — South African Police 3,730 SAPS — South African Police Service 1,739 SWAPOL — South West African Police 158 AUS — Australian forces 164 UK — British forces 4,055 CAN — Canadian forces 58 NZ — New Zealand forces 43 IND — Indian forces 36 IDF — Israeli Defence Forces 81 US — United States forces 7 GER — German forces 4
UDF 1912-07-01 – 1957-10-31 24,793 records

The Union Defence Force was established on 1 July 1912 under the South Africa Defence Act, 1912, after the Union of South Africa (1910). It brought together the colonial and Boer military forces of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and Orange Free State. The UDF served in the First World War (including German South-West Africa, East Africa, and the Western Front) and the Second World War. It was replaced by the South African Defence Force on 1 November 1957.

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# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
8530 Grady Ernest Edgar Daniel E E D Captain South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-04-12
8531 Grady Edward Wellman E W Sergeant South African Corps of Signals South African Div. Signal Coy. 1917-02-16
8529 Gradwell John J Private 1st Reserve Brigade 1947-01-14
8522 Grace Dermot Edmond D E Private Rand Light Infantry 1st 1942-02-17
8523 Grace John J Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-11-03
8524 Grace Ronald Lloyd R L Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 1 A.A. Regt. 1944-05-24
8525 Grace Richard Oscar R O Rifleman Natal Mounted Rifles 2nd 1941-07-26
8526 Grace Sydney Henry S H Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1918-04-12
8527 Grace Thomas Alfred Henry T A H Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 73rd Siege Bty. 1917-04-09
8528 Grace Thomas Joseph T J Sergeant Major 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) "E" Squadron 1914-11-25
8521 Grabule John J Labourer South African Native Labour Corps Sanitary Section 1917-08-12
8520 Grabie Rudolf Petrus R P Signaller South African Corps of Signals 6 S.A. Armd. Div. Sigs. 1945-06-11
8519 Grabe Johannes Daniel Naude J D N Air Sergeant South African Air Force 3 Air School 1941-09-03
8517 Graaff Johannes Jacobus J J Private South African Infantry Corps 8th Regt. 1917-10-27
8515 Gqweta Henry H Lance Corporal South African Native Labour Corps 5th Bn. 1917-02-21
8514 Gqwabaza David D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-09-13
8513 Gqusana Berry B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-08-08
8512 Gqibitole Kabela Daniel K D Private South African Native Labour Corps 1942-03-01
8511 Gqibani Ndzonda N Private South African Native Labour Corps 1945-01-06
8510 Gqamana Babington B Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-24
8509 Gowthorpe Royle William R W Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1942-06-21
8508 Gowing Herbert James H J Private South African Infantry Corps 1st Regt. 1918-04-11
8507 Gower-Jackson Meredyth M Captain Q Service Corps 1944-01-25
8504 Gower Bertram Reginald B R Private South African Railway Services 1917-01-14
8505 Gower Edward Gerald E G Private Regiment President Steyn 1941-12-09
8506 Gower Edward Vivian E V Private South African Infantry Corps 2nd Regt. 1917-09-20
8503 Gowell Charles C Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-03-24
8502 Gowar Norman Stanley N S Private 4th Infantry (1st Eastern Rifles) 1914-12-16
8500 Gow Andrew A Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1917-08-03
8501 Gow Thomas Porteous T P Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1916-07-27
8499 Govindsamy N Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-08-12
8498 Govier Fredrick Hector F H Sergeant South African Service Corps M.t. 1918-10-19
8497 Gover T Lance Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 1941-06-04
8496 Govender Sodbramaney S Private Indian and Malay Corps 1942-05-23
8492 Gove Albert Edward A E Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-10-17
8493 Gove Cecil Norman C N Private Natal Mounted Rifles 1942-10-23
8494 Gove Ernest Alfred William E A W Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-01-03
8495 Gove Hugh Wilfred H W Second Lieutenant South African Infantry Corps 3rd Regt. 1916-07-21
8491 Gova Enoch E Private South African Native Labour Corps 35th Bn. 1918-03-27
8476 Gouws A Private Cape Corps 1942-02-02
8477 Gouws David Johannis D J Burgher Mounted Commandos Kenhardt Commando 1915-03-12
8478 Gouws Ernest Frederick E F Private South African Infantry Corps 4th Regt. 1918-07-19
8479 Gouws H M Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1946-08-26
8480 Gouws I J Sergeant Field Force Battalion 1942-07-04
8481 Gouws Jan Albasini J A Lieutenant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment 1944-07-26
8482 Gouws Johannes Stephanus J S Lieutenant South African Air Force 40 Squadron 1944-03-29
8483 Gouws Johannes Stefanus Hendrik J S H Burgher Mounted Commandos Ermelo Commando 1915-02-25
8484 Gouws Nicholas Johannes N J Private South African Infantry Corps 7th Regt. 1916-02-12
8485 Gouws Nicolaas Petrus N P Trooper 13th Mounted Rifles (Noordeslike Transvaal Mounted Rifles) "A" Squadron 1915-01-06
8486 Gouws P Private Cape Corps 1942-10-24